Why are people on here so negative towards Godden ? He’s been and I hope will continue to be a great servant to us . He’s a poacher and can read the game and score goals . I think people are asking for something that realistically not out there .
I'm a fan of Godden and like Kelly, hope he gets to play for us in the Prem but as been said, his age and injury resistance are starting to count against him. If we have to lose him for 1/3 or 1/2 of the games in a season due to his body not being able to cope, that is a serious problem when we're pushing for the top table.
We also have to be wary about how he plays with Simms, who I presume is now our starting #9. Is Simms a knockdown forward or another poacher who is going to go for the same balls as Godden ? Don't think he's a straight Gyokeres replacemant so how does he work with others ? Does he play solo up front ?
This is a change of tactics from the last 2 seasons. There's a lot of unanswered questions and that creates discord among fans.
And remember, on here, Kelly got the same level of abuse last season yet he fully justified his position in the last month up to Wembley.